Wire-splicer.



PATENTEI) JAN. 14, 1908.

E. YOUNG. WIRE SPLIGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. 1907.

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WIRE-SPLICER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14:, 1908.

Application filed May 16. 1907- Serial No. 373.9413.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD YOUNG, citizen of the United States, residingat Frederick, in the county of Schuyler and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in VVireSplicers, of whichthe following is a specification.

'1 he present invention relates to a novel device for splicing wires,and is designed more particularly for use in connection with telegraphand telephone wires.

'1 he object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientsplicing tool which produces a strong and neat connection between twowires, and which is peculiarly designed so that it can be readilyremoved from the wire after the splice has been completed.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire splicer embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, portions being brokenaway. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the Wire splicer.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In its general form the wire splicer comprises two complemental members1 and 2 having a pivotal and sliding connection with each other, each ofthe members being formed with a channel for receiving the wire endsbeing spliced, and also with means for engaging the extremities of thewires. In the present embodiment of the invention the members 1 and 2are in the nature of sleeves, the inner ends of which have. atelescoping connection while the outer ends have the laterally extendinghandles 3 applied thereto. A slot 4 is formed in each of the sleeves 1and 2 to enable a wire to be positioned therein or removed therefrom,and the slots in the two sleeves are designed to register with eachother when the same are turned so that the handles 3' extend laterallyin opposite directions. In order to prevent the tubular sections frompulling apart, the inner extremity of the outer member 2 carries aninwardly extending flange 5 which is designed to engage an outstandingflange 6 upon the inner member 1. The slot 4 in each of the sections 1and 2 has a laterally disposed notch 7 in communication therewith at apoint adjacent the handle 3, the said notches being designed to receivethe outwardly turned ends of the wires being spliced.

In the application of the implement the two telescoping sections arepushed together as far as possible and the wire ends positioned withinthe tubular members so as to overlap each other, the end of each of thewires being bent laterally as indicated at 8 and inserted within the farnotch 7. Upon rotating the two sleeves 1 and 2 with respect to eachother through the medium of the handles 3 the laterally bent end 8 ofeach of the wires is coiled tightly about the opposite wire as seen at 9thereby producing a strong splice.

At the same time that the two sleeves are rotated to produce the splicethey are gradually extended or moved. apart in order to enable the ends8 to wind smoothly upon their respective wires. In order to cause thelaterally bent ends 8 of both of the wires to wind uniformly, theextremities of the wires are crimped a 10 to prevent the same fromdrawing through the notches 7. It will thus be apparent that should oneof the ends 8 be completely wound upon the wire before the oppositelateral end 8, the crimp 10 at the extremity of the first mentioned end8 will engage with the notch 7 whereby upon continuing the operation ofthe tool the winding of the second mentioned end 8 can be completed.After the completion of the splice the wires are disengaged from thenotches 7 and the sleeves moved longitudinally upon the wire to a pointbeyond the joint. The two slots 4 are then turned into registry witheach other whereupon the implement can be readily removed from the fencewire.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a wire splicer, the combination of complemental members having asliding and a pivotal connection, each member being formed with achannel receiving one of the wires and also with means for engaging theend of the wire.

2. In a wire splicer, the combination of telescoping sleeves, each ofthe sleeves being formed with a slot and being provided with beingdesigned to register with each other, 10 means for engaging a wire, thesaid slots and means for turning the sleeves.

being designed to be turned into registry In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature with each other, and means for turning the in presence oftwo witnesses.

s eeves.

3. In a wire splicer, the combination of EDWARD YOUNG telescopingsleeves, each of the sleeves being Witnesses: I provided with a slot andalso with a notch CHARLES YOUNG, communicating with the slot, the saidslots CHAs. PARKs.

